BC Rugby weekend preview – April 26

It’s time for playoff rugby! This Saturday, the final four teams left standing in the Canadian Direct Insurance Premier League compete in the semi-finals.

UBC was the top team in the CDI regular season and defeated Burnaby Lake convincingly (46-29 and 36-8) in their two prior contests, but that will be irrelevant once their playoff game kicks off at Thunderbird Stadium. You can watch the live streaming coverage with Mike James onbcrugby.com/liveat 2:45pm.

On Vancouver Island, UVic has been clinical in their ascent up the league tables, finishing in second place. They’ll bring a strong, seasoned lineup to face a Caps team that has been battered by injury in recent weeks. UVic won both meetings this season; the first time via a defensive stand in the final moments and the second time by a much wider margin. This will be a true test of experience versus youth.

The Rounsefell Cup Final will be on May 9th at Klahanie Park, 2:45pm kickoff. Tickets will be $10 at the gate. Cash only.

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The BC High School Boys 7s Championships begin Saturday at St. George’s school. BC Rugby will be there on Sunday to broadcast the finals, streaming on bcrugby.com/live. For more details about the event schedule and the schools participating, click here.

Club rugby: fixtures list

We will have a Cowichan Cup winner decided on Saturday, as Port Alberni face Velox Valhallians. Division 3 Men’s playoffs also get underway. To see the full fixture list, click here.

Club Finals on May 9th

UPDATE: The 2015 Finals will be held simultaneously at Klahanie Park in West Vancouver and Brockton Oval in Stanley Park, Vancouver, on Saturday, May 9th. Tickets will be $10 at the gate. Cash only.

Klahanie Park fixtures(all times are tentative, to be confirmed following semi-finals)

Men’s Division 3B final – 11:30am

Men’s Division 3A final – 1:00pm

Women’s Premier Final – 11:30am

Library Square Cup Final – 1:00pm

Rounsefell Cup – CDI Premier League Final – 2:45pm

Brockton Oval fixtures (all times are tentative, to be confirmed following semi-finals)